Funding for 'Flight'.

The BFI (The British Film Institute) awards funds from the National Lottery to British films across a wide range of genres. They are a significant influence on British film, as they seek out Britain's richest cultural projects which are then, with the right funding, shown to the public. This quote, taken from the BFI's website, shows their main aim and target: "In its mission to achieve a creative and prosperous film culture and industry base, the BFI drives creative, economic, and cultural success through a linked portfolio of activities." Due to the reasons listed above, the BFI will be the funding company for the short film 'Flight'. This is because it matches the products that have been funded by the BFI previously, as shown by the image below.

To gain tax relief, the British Film Institute offer a cultural test. If a film passes the cultural test, then there are many things that the film will benefit from. This means that films are then able to benefit from funding from the BFI and the tax relief that the company offers. The tax relief will result in a substantial reduction in costing for the film, which can then be spent on distributing and exhibiting. There are many different factors involving the cultural test, as shown by the screen shot of the test itself below. These factors include having a British director, British cast, primarily British locations, a script which deals with things that affect Britain, and the dialogue for the film being in the English language. My short production falls into each of these categories, meaning that it will pass the British cultural test. This will mean that it will have a reduction in price and that the BFI will be funding the project. To ensure that the film does pass the test, a hard-copy of the product will have to be sent to the BFI so that they can verify it. This can take up to 28 working days.